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EQLAWSON-FENERTY `Imprpvement` ifnSkate Fastenings.

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Patente-Now 21,1871.

` minimum: l l (y: umm- W fm UNITED STATES EDWARD LAWsoN EENEETY, 0EHALIFAX, CANADA.

`|`M`15i`rvEmENT IN SKATE-FASTENINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 121,092, dated November21, 1871.

To all whom it may concer/n:

Be it known that I, EDWARD LAwsoN FEN- ERTY, of Halifax, Province ofNova Scotia, Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Skate-Fastenings; and Ido hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming part of thisspecification.

Figure l is a side view of a skate to which my improved fastening hasbeen attached. Fig. 2 is an under-side view of the same.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved skate-fasteningwhich shall be light, strong, and simple in construction, inexpensive inmanufacture, and reliable in operation, and which shall be soconstructed that it may be firmly secured to the boot by a single motion5 and it consists in the construction and combination of the variousparts, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is a plate attached to the rear end or heel of the skate-iron orrunner B. a1 are projections upon the side edges of the vplate A, whichare bent downward and inward, and their ends are bolted or riveted tothe sides of the iron B. a2 is a projection upon the rear edge of theplate A, which is slotted and bent downward to receive and iit upon therear end of the skateiron B. The forward end a3 of the plate A is bentupward and then to the rearward, and has teeth formed upon its edge totake hold of the front side of the boot-heel and hold it securely. (l isa plate placed upon the upper side of the plate A, and secured to it bybolts or rivets attachedto the plate Gand passing through longitudinalslots in the side parts of the plate A, so that the plate G may be slidback to receive and forward to clamp the boot-heel, the said slots beingmade sufficiently long to adapt the fastening to be used upon smaller orlarger boot-heels. c1 are projections formed upon the side parts of therear end of the plate C, which are bent or project upward to restagainst the rear part of the boot-heel. Upon one side of the forward endof the plate G is formed a projection, c2, which passes forward througha slot in the jaw a3 and'is bent downward, as shown in Figs. l and 2. Dis a lever, which is pivoted to the side of the skate-iron B by a boltpassing through a slot in the iron B, so that the said lever may beadjusted according to the adjustment of the plate C. rllhe forward endof the lever D is rounded off or made cam-shaped to rest against theprojection c2. The rear end of the lever D is secured in place to lockthe jaws a3 c1 upon the boot-heel by entering a notch in the outer edgeof the projection a2, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. E is a plate attachedto the forward part of the skate-iron B. el are projections formed uponthe middle part of the forward edge of the plate E, which projection isbent downward, and is slotted to receive and iit upon the skate-iron B.e2 are pieces cut out of the body of the plate E to form slots in saidplate. The pieces e2 are left .fast at their inner ends to the plate E,are bent downward and inward, and are riveted or bolted to the sides ofthe skate-iron B. The front and rear edges of the plate E are turnedupward to form a groove or channel to receive the sliding plates F. Theplates F are secured to the plate E by bolts which pass through theslots in the said plate E, so that by loosening the nuts of the saidbolts the plates F can be conveniently adjusted according to the widthof the boot-sole. The outer ends f of the plates F are bent upward, andare corrugated transversely to take hold of the edges of the boot-soleand hold it securely.

When the fastenings have been adjusted to theboot the skate is placedupon the bootsole with the rear side of the boot-heel resting againstthe jaws c1. The lever D is then brought up to its catch. This forcesthe jaw a3 back against the forward side of the boot-heel and draws theforward fastening back from a narrower to a wider part of the boot-sole,so that the jaws j" may clamp the edges of the said sole and hold itfirmly, so that the skate is secured to the boot by a single movement ofthe lever D. The lever D may be replaced with a screw, if desired 5 butI prefer the lever, as being more conveniently operated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The plate A al a2 a3 and plate G o1 c2, con- 3. Theplate E e1 e2 and plates Ff', constructed structed and operating inconnection `with each and operating in connection With the skate-ironother and the skate-iron B, substantially as here- B and heel-fasteningA al a2 a3 C 01 c2, substanin shown and described, and for the purposesset tially as herein shown and described, and foi` the forth. purposeset forth.

2. The combination of the lever D With the EDWARD LAWSON FENERTY. plateA al a2 a3, plate C c1 c2, and skate-iron B, Witnesses: substantially asherein shown and described, and J. W. BENNETT,

for the purpose set forth. WM. J. STEWART. (143)

